Now a staple in Australian and International hardcore, 50 Lions first bared their claws in 2005 at the height of the metalcore craze in their native Byron Bay. Focussing on producing a more traditional hardcore sound, they soon released a 7” and in 2007 their debut album, Time Is The Enemy followed by a split with Down To Nothing,a self titled 7" and their 2nd album Where Life Expires. Pray For Nothing is the bands return from a brief hiatus and has 3 ragers on it. They havent showed any signs of slowing down in their old age either, picking right up where the last album left off.

Survival formed in 2011 in the materialism capital of Australia – the Gold Coast, Queensland. Featuring members from many established Australian hardcore bands including 50 Lions and Street Youth, the band came together with the idea to kick back against their shallow and vapid surroundings and make music with aggression, conviction and something to say.

In the summer of 2009, inspired by the growing scene in Louisville, Written Off began writing music in vein of hardcore most recognized in Boston and other areas of the North East. After self-releasing Louisville Straight Edge demo cassette tape, a self-titled 7" on Iron Mind Crew Records, and a split with Atlanta's Out Crowd on Iron Mind Crew/Like Glue Records, Written Off started writing new material that would define their sound and prove to be their best material thus far. In 6 fast paced, straight to the point tracks, Written Off proves with their second self-titled record the potential of Midwest Hardcore in 2013. This is that record.